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Conservation and Protection, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

In Canada, fisheries enforcement is the responsibility of Conservation and Protection, Fisheries and Oceans Canada. It works closely with, but is not part of, the Canadian Coast Guard, which is also under Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

The Fisheries Act of 1985 designates three types of officials responsible for fisheries enforcement: fishery officers, who are peace officers employed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada; fishery guardians, who are peace officers but not employed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada; and fishing inspectors, who are not peace officers but employed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

As for flags, Section 42 of Fishery (General) Regulations of 1993 (https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-93-53/page-3.html) specifies the pennants to be flown by these officials:

(1) The flying of a fisheries patrol-boat pennant on a vessel identifies that vessel as a vessel with a fishery officer or fishery guardian on board.

(2) The flying of an inspection pennant on a vessel identifies that vessel as a vessel with an inspector on board.
Miles Li, 25 July 2023


Fisheries Patrol-Boat Pennant

[Fisheries Patrol-Boat Pennant] image by Miles Li, 25 July 2023

According to Schedule II / Annexe II of Fishery (General) Regulations of 1993 (https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-93-53/page-7.html), the Fisheries Patrol-Boat Pennant has the proportions of 8:15 (specifically, an isosceles triangle, proportions 8:16, with the fly 1/16 cut off); the red (scarlet) hoist being 6/15 the actual length, with a white maple leaf at its centre; the white fly is charged with a badge in full colours. The size of the maple leaf, as well as the size and position of the badge, are not precisely defined.

Granted to Fisheries Management, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, by the Canadian Heraldic Authority on December 15, 2008 (Vol. V, p. 395), and the announcement of the letters patent was made on December 12, 2009 in Volume 143, page 3680 of the Canada Gazette (https://www.gg.ca/en/heraldry/public-register/project/1890).
Miles Li, 25 July 2023


Inspection Pennant

According to Schedule III / Annexe III of Fishery (General) Regulations of 1993
(https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-93-53/page-8.html), the Inspection Pennant is the pennant of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization.
Miles Li, 25 July 2023


Crest

[Canadian Conservation and Protection Crest] image by Bernard Collin